Yours Truly Johnny Dollar Show
Johnny Dollar - The Nelson Matter AFRTS
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- Duration:
- 31m
- Broadcast on:
- 10 Jul 2024
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And participate in the Rice Restaurant. Well, you're listening enjoyment as Johnny Daller. Hello, Mr. Martin. Good job for you. Fine. Hand-named Carl Nelson is insured by a company and he was killed. Oh. Shot to death. Caught a police record, small-time rhythm, beneficiary is a woman named Docus. Mark Docus. Uh-huh. He disappeared. Police think it's probably has something to do with Nelson's death. Want to see what you can find out? Sure. All right. Get out of New York as soon as you can. Contact Lieutenant Cortex and live with precinct homicide. Give you all the help you can. I'll get right on it. You know many great men have attained the highest office in our land, the presidency of the United States. Can you guess the name of this man? He was third vice president to become president through the death of a man holding that office. A man of limited education, he was taught to read and to write by his wife. In 1862, when Tennessee threatened to secede from the Union, he was appointed military governor of occupied Tennessee by President Lincoln. As president by a threat of war, he stopped Napoleon's attempt to seize control of Mexico. And his administration saw the beginning of the Reconstruction era. A senator before he became president, he was reelected to the Senate after his presidential term of office was over. If you don't have his name by now, here are two more clues. During his administration, Alaska was purchased from Russia and Nebraska became a state. Who was he? Andrew Johnson, 17th president of the United States. His life is part of your American heritage. Expense accounts submitted by special investigator Johnny Dollar to home office, Columbia, all risk insurance company Hartford, Connecticut. The following is an accounting of expenditures during my investigation of the Nelson matter. Expense account item 1, 15 dollars and 36 cents, trained fairness to battles between Hartford and New York City. I arrived at 2.30 in the afternoon after registering at the hotel, went directly to the 11th precinct police station, where I introduced myself to lieutenant car check of homicide. How much does your company ensure the frog floor? The frog? Nelson, he was called a frog, he looked like one. He was insured for 10,000. The mob Gilkerson gets the money. Do you think she had something to do with the killing? No, I think she knows something about it. That theory is about why he was killed, nothing definite. Frog was a hood, long record, did time twice, in every racket from the numbers to stick up. Now you don't generally get anything definite on a killing like this. Some of the boys wanted him dead, who were wise, hard to tell. He's been associated with Ellis Hartsey for the past year or so. That's a pretty big company. Yeah, Hartsey's about as big as it comes. Probably got unhappy with the frog and had him eliminated. Have you questioned Hartsey? Sure, it doesn't matter, routine. If Hartsey had something to do with it, it's going to be tough to prove. Well, I guess the first thing to do is find the beneficiary, Mark Gilkerson. That's not going to be easy. We've done a lot of looking. Well, I've got a friend in town that just might be of some help. Do I know it? Probably, but I'd rather not mention who it is. He doesn't get along very well with cops. Not many people do. My friend's got a king's eyes allergy. But for the right people and the right price, he can be very informative. Well, good luck, Donna. Thanks. I'll let you know if I come up with anything. It's meant to count item two, $2.35 cab fare from the precinct to Skid Row and Het's hilarity. A saloon that always looked as though it wanted to collapse when the sun hit it too hard. Inside, I found Wilbur Truett sitting at the almost deserted bar, sipping musketel through a glass floor. Hello, Wilbur. Marco, you are indeed a sight for sore eyes, and Marco, my eyes are sore. Pull up a half a white and rest yourself. Can I buy you a drink? Oh, the noble prince, a king among kings. You come in the nick. Can you buy me a drink? If it were not so early in the day in my spine, not yet limber, I would bend and kiss off. I'll just take a range. In cheaper, a wagon of your best ember tonic. No, Marco, I miss you. Do you realize what with economic conditions such as they are that your absence has been the bane of my existence? What will is the thing of the pack, Wilbur? I once looked upon mankind with a warm smile and a kind heart. But I find it difficult to keep from becoming a complete cynic. People are pinching pennies completely out of shape. Soon, the ex-checker will be filled with a gigantic mass of unrecognizable copper. For a year ago, I was averaging as much as 50 cents a day. A whole bottle. Get your pet my pitch. Sir, my pitch is a thing of beauty. An excuses of code in free songs. A compassionate discourse on human suffering. My pitch would tear the heart out of Memphis, stop the lease himself, Wilbur. Yes, Marco. Where can I find Maude Gilkerson? You know, why my eyes are sore, Marco? No, why are your eyes sore, Wilbur? You have to brave the morning sun. Things have become so desperate, I pawn my dark glass. Oh, I'm sorry. If things don't improve, I may have to part with my glass straw. The only sure method of deriving substance when in the throes of the change. Maude Gilkerson is worth a bottle. Granted, in fact, I'd venture to guess that the lady is worth, uh, true bottle? Mm-hmm, probably right. I'll check that for you. I'm staying at the Yorkshire. She may not want to see you. Tell her I've got 10,000 for you. I beg your pardon. Tell her the frog left a $10,000 insurance policy and she's the beneficiary. Who's wrong? Perhaps I was wrong. There are still a few good deeds left in the world. Sure. I just gave you two courts worth it. Expense account item three. Two dollars and sixty cents for a cab back to the hotel. When I went up to my room and smoked a half a dozen cigarettes while I waited for Wilbur Truett to call. Around 4.30 in the afternoon, the phone finally rang. Johnny Dollar. Buckle? Yeah, Wilbur. I finally contacted the party. She's not happy. Did you tell her about the insurance? The first word out of my mouth. But it seems Mr. Nelson's insurance is not enough to bring color to her cheeks and a smile to her as she leaps. What does she want? Some insurance of her own. What do you mean? She's hiding because her life's in danger. She has no money to leave town. Do you make a deal, will you? Go on. Enough money to leave the country. You said town. A logical progression. The town first then the country. Believe me, Buckle, her plight is worth considering. What must she give me in exchange for the money? That is her own personal secret. But she told me to tell you it's worth every cent. All right. Go to 107 River Street, the last room at the back of the hall. Tell her Wilbur sent you. All right. Thanks Wilbur. I put on my hat and coat, crossed the room and opened the door to go out into the hall. But I didn't make it. They're standing on the other side of the door, about the knock. We're two ugly looking men dressed in loud jackets. Your name, dollar. Yeah? Mind if we can then? What'd it happen if I did? We can then? That's what I thought. Then why'd you ask? I make a little bet with myself. I want to talk with you for a few minutes, darling. Okay? What are you doing in New York? It's a nice town. Want some advice? Not especially. Make a little bet with yourself. You're going to get it anyway. I'm going to lap in front of you. Then here it is. When Bird asked you a civil question, give him a civil answer. Okay. Ask me a civil question, Bird. What are you doing in New York? It's a nice town. Oh! Why, you called it. You just belched again with a broken arm. You're pretty tough, huh? How long are you looking at it? If breaking his arm is being tough, then that's the best name for it. Okay. We don't want any trouble. That's a funny line. I won't ask you no more questions. That'll save some time. I'm just going to tell you. Lay off the Nelson killing. Understand? Yeah. You said lay off the Nelson killing. Good boy. Because if you keep the Nelson around, somebody will just have to come down and investigate the dollar killing. Understand? Yeah. You said somebody will just have to come down and investigate the dollar killing. Fine. Fine. Now that you understand, we'll be going. Nice meeting you both, informally, like this. It's once again item four. $3.25 for another cab that took me down to 107 River Street. The address was an old two-story frame house that faced the war. I went in and walked down the dark hall to the back room. Who is it? Wilbur's on me. What's your name? Dollar. Come in. Are you more Gilkerson? Yeah. Wilbur said you'd make a deal. That's right. But I want to know what I'm getting in return. Look, Sonny. What's my boyfriend? He's getting more than you're paying for. How much did you bring? I got a couple of hundred. A couple of hundred? That's all I had, huh? Do you want more? I'll have to get it. Sonny, I got to get out of the country. This is enough to get you out of town. If what you've got is worth it, I'll send you the rest. Not on your life. But I'll leave this room. Nobody's ever gone in here from Old Maude again. You got ten thousand coming from Nelson's insurance policy. How long would it take to get it? Oh, that depends. First I've got a report on Nelson's death. I got to get out of here as soon as I can. Another day or so they'll find me. It'll take at least three weeks before. Three weeks? Tell me if I stay here. I'll be buried in three weeks. What are you scared of? Diane. I don't like the idea. I don't blame you. How soon can you get me some more money? How much more? Five hundred. What am I buying? I'm not telling you anything until I get the money. Okay, then we'll just forget it. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. I'm not trying to be tough, but what I got is too hot to go around shooting my face off about. How do I know if I tell you that you won't take it to the cops? You don't? No. We'll be sad I could trust you. That's right. Okay, okay. I'll tell you. But give me the two hundred and a pound. There you are. Okay, thanks. You want a drink? No thanks. Mind if I have one? Go ahead. I don't usually take this stuff, but... I...I...I need it. And Rod left me ten thousand, huh? That's right. Nice guy. Nasty disposition, but he was okay. He didn't know, huh? No. Well, he's been with the outfit about a year now. The outfit? Poor Tarky. Ellis Tarky. Yeah. The frog done pretty well for himself. Until lately. He always worried that he'd hit him in the head. He was always sad and they shouldn't. You know how it is with small guys like the frog. You never know when fucking goes wrong, and the outfit sends word to sit in the head. The frog always worried about getting hit in the head. But he was smart. While he was alive. Yeah, yeah. He figured as long as he was smart like he was, he'd fix his so hot he would never be able to hit him. Rod was in on most of the stuff. Rod was in on most of the stuff. Rod, he's been setting up in this town. It's not big in it, you know, but in it. And he shipped his eyes open. Found out too much and they killed him for it? Yeah, but it wasn't only what he found out. It was what he collected. I liked it. Enough evidence to send Hochi and his boys away for 100 years. Maybe they'd share even. Then Hochi, you know what? Sure. Rod told him when he found out he was hot. He told Hochi if he got killed, the stuff would go to the DA. And you've got it. I've got it. Why didn't you give it to the DA? I don't even say send Hochi up. He's got friends. I'd be dead before he went to trial. Do you want another 500? I'm not so cheap. Especially when the dirt's liable to be in my face. How long do I have to get it? Just as soon as you can. Like I said, I ain't that much longer. You found me and you ain't that connection like Hochi. Oh, they'll find me. I'll have the 500 in an hour. Okay, okay. I'll make arrangements. Wait a second. Here. What is it? Oh, what does it look like? It's a key. You've been okay with me, so I'll trust you. It's a key to a lot in Grand Central. Number four, 15. With the packages. A key to a lot in Grand Central. Number four, 15. A key to a lot in Grand Central. Number four, 15. A key to a lot in Grand Central. Number four, 15. A key to a lot in Grand Central. Number four, 15. A key to a lot in Grand Central. Number four, 15. 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And the evidence from the locker that would send the biggest prove them in the country away for life. I had to get rid of the key before they caught up with me. I turned a corner and there's a few feet in front of me with a pine man. A beggar sitting with his legs folded, not his lap, a tin cup with a stack of pencils. There's you. Thanks. I'm going to need it. Hold it, darling. Well, good evening. Get in the car. Get in. In the backseat. You just don't take it nice to you, darling. You didn't say anything about taking a walk. I told you to lay off the knelt and kill it. Who says I didn't? You dug off my guilt. Who? I told you. When Bird asked you a civil question. Give him a civil answer. Okay. So I dug off my guilt. So what? What did you give you? A lot of double talks. He gave me nothing. He gave lions. We let a couple of the boys off the talks and we don't find out. What happened in the meantime? We drive around while a goon searches you. Then we go see someone who wants to have a little talk with you. Okay, go on. Search. Get down on the floor. Is that your name? Goon? Get down there. I should have guessed. What? Oh, nothing. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Well, Bird drove it around. The goon made me stripped down to my socks while he searched my clothes. When he didn't find what he was looking for, he swatted me across the back of the neck. Told me to get dressed. Then Bird drove us across towns with a big apartment house that overlooked the river. Bird parked in the basement garage and I was led into an elevator that took us to the place. The elevator that took us to the penthouse. Alice Hargy, the czar of the underworld, looked up from his evening paper. This is dollar, boss. Did he find more? Yeah. Howdy and Frank are with it. Yeah. Well, sit down, Mr. Dollar. All right. Bird told me here and they'd go and pay you a little visit this afternoon, eh? If you can call that a little visit, they'd go and get her up. Don't tell me you can do something else. You kind of flesh, huh? I'm riping up. No, I don't like getting pushed around. Sometimes you've got to take a push on around to understand things. I don't take a pushing around from you or anyone else, Aussie. You think you've got a choice? Not at the moment. No. If I want you to take a beating, you'll take one. I'll make up for you. You ain't making up for anything. Now you've got to understand. I'm running things, see? You ain't going to stand up and about what happens or what don't happen. So you just try and relax and take what comes. You're cooperating. It's going to be nice. He didn't have anything on him. Nothing, huh? I went over and could. He didn't have nothing. She'd tell you what it is, fellas. What? You know what I'm talking about. Whatever it is, the frog left for Mark Gilkerson. I found Mark Gilkerson to tell her now unless there's $10,000. She didn't say nothing about me. Another thing. She didn't say anything but thanks and get out. He was in with her for about 10 minutes. Sure took a 10 minutes to say thanks and got out. Look, what do you think she said to me? That's what I want you to tell me, fellas. How can I tell you something when there's nothing to tell? I located Mark Gilkerson. Tell her to tell her now. Okay, okay, you said that. I don't know what you're so worried about me for. Or an old dame like Maud. What can we do to a big man like you? Make me mad. I don't know what you're so worried about. Make me mad. Nello. Yeah? Uh-huh. All right, take care of it. Yeah. Now that was learning. Oh, I don't know anything? Yeah. She told him that she gave dollar a key. Is that right, dollar? She'll give you a key. She told him she gave him a key to a locker in Grand Central Station. Is that right, dollar? She told him the locker number was 415. The stuff was in a locker. Is that right, dollar? Do me any good to say no? No. The goon searched me. He didn't have no key on him, boy. All right. All right, where is the dollar? I haven't got it. Take him somewhere and find out what he's done with it. Let's go, dollar. You're making a mistake, aren't you? Nice meeting you, Mr. Dollar. The goon and bird took me back down in the elevator. Also me into the car and drove me back across towns to a warehouse in the bowery. In a small room on the second floor of the warehouse, the goon went to work. Wow, bird stood by with a gun. Where's the key, dollar? I don't know. And here's the guy that was going to bust my whole lot easier. He just tell us. I can't tell you about something I haven't got. The goon worked on me until I passed out. Then he threw some water in my face and started working on me again. Oh, he knew his job. It hurt, but it didn't kill me. When I was coming too for the third time, the phone rang. Bird knocked the room to answer it. I knew this was the only chance I was going to get. When the goon leaned over me with a bucket of water, I grabbed the cups of stronger legs and pulled them. I staggered up to my feet as the goon started up off his back. I kicked him as hard as I could in the face. I grabbed the heavy bucket and stumbled over the door. Just this bird came back from the phone call. Hey, go on. Go on, go on. Ask me a civil question, bird. I tied them up as best I could. Then took birds gone in the car keys. I found my way out of the warehouse, climbing the big black sedan and drove across town to the block that ran into River Street. All the way, I kept my fingers crossed that the blind man with the tin cup and pencils would still be there. Pardon me. Yes? I came by here a little while ago and dropped a key in your cup. Yes, I found it. Here it is. I'd like to buy it back. Fire? Yes. Here. Oh, thank you. Thank you. I guess I'd better be going. It's great. No, it isn't. It's just bleeding out. I wheeled the big car back across town to the 11th precinct and caught the tenant court jacket going off duty. He took one look at my face, mumbled something about careless truck drivers. And sat down to listen to my story. Poured him, the goon? Yeah, I left him in a warehouse. They won't stay tight up long. The boys that picked up Maud Gilkerson were named Ernie and Frank. Ernie for some Frank Siller. I haven't picked up. This key to bust this town wide open. I hope you're right, dollar. A lot of people have tried to get hard here. Come on, Count. Let's get down to Grand Central. Right. Oh, about Maud Gilkerson. What about it? They, uh, fished her out of the river about an hour ago. Okay, give me the key. Here. Margie knows about this locker. Ernie and Frank force Maud to tell them before they killed her. Sure. They called Margie while I was in the department. They called me. Ah, let's see what we've got. Ah. Pack it. Core check. Look out, huh? I've seen them just as they came around the corner. The goon was grinning through the teeth I'd kicked out. And Bird had a big lump on the side of his head where I'd nailed him with a bucket. Everyone came out with our guns all at once. Core check jumped to one side and I dropped to my stomach while I squeezed it. All six shots from the gun I'd taken away from Bird. From the smoke cleared. Core check was down. We were smiling. He caught one high on the shoulder, but Bird and McGoon were true being bad boys. The goon was dead and Bird didn't have far to go to catch up. The wagon cleaned it up and Core check and I got ourselves patched up at emergency. They wanted to keep us in for observation, but Core check had waited too long to get hard. And nothing was going to stop him from making me arrest. I didn't want to miss it either. Core check collected a squad and we paid a visit to Penthouse. Thank you, Skip. Stay calm so he hasn't left the building. Come on, hard G. Open up. This is Core check and I got a present for you. Please, get back. Come on in, Core check. I've got a little something for you, too. I'm glad he wanted it this way. I'll shoot the lock and then we go in. I hit the door. Do you all right, Dollar? Yeah, sure. Be dead. Be sure is. Be dead. Be sure is. Expense account items five and six. The two hundred dollars I gave to Maude, which they never recovered, and a dollar fifty for the two bottles I gave to Wilbur, who recovered three days later. The contribution to the blind man is on me. Expense account items seven and eight. Seventy five dollars and ninety five cents. Hotel, bill, train fair and internationals back to Hartford. Expense account total three hundred and one dollars and one cents, and multiple bruises. Your truly money dollar. Tonight's on at the end present. You've been listening to some of the best in radio drama with suspense and Johnny Dollar. Be sure to join us again tomorrow, Maude, at the same time. Mine oh five. 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